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Historical Event on 1/5/1988

India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
5/4/1849Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
12/23/1964India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.